Marta Kauffman
Director
The Powers That Be (1992)
Season 2
The Powers That Be is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman that aired briefly on NBC from 1992 to 1993. Norman Lear served as executive producer for the show.
Released March 8, 1992
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.politics, tmdb.sitcom, tmdb.usa-politics, tmdb.washington-dc-usa, tmdb.u-s-senator, imdb.senator, imdb.politics + 4 more, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.sitcom, imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.laugh-track
Watch Providers: fuboTV
Production Companies: ELP Communications, Castle Rock Entertainment, Columbia Pictures Television
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - A Chicken in Every Pot
To curry favor, Margaret donates her chicken salad to the favorite charity of the new First Lady, who falls ill after eating it. Meanwhile, Theodore and Charlotte try to fight their attraction.
Nov. 7, 1992, midnight
S2E2 - Bill's Dead...Not
The Senator takes a road trip to visit his elderly mother (Cloris Leachman) and picks up a hitchhiker -- who turns carjacker. As Bill then tries to make his way to his mother's home, the carjacker crashes the car into a gas tanker, leaving the family and the press to believe the Senator has been killed. As the Powers camp mourns Bill, Margaret contemplates accepting her husband's Senate seat.
Nov. 7, 1992, midnight
S2E3 - I'm Your Dummy
Theodore volunteers to be the Senator's dummy in a ventriloquist act that everyone else finds embarrassingly bad.
Nov. 14, 1992, midnight
S2E4 - How Sharper Than a Servant's Tooth
A crisis back in the Senator's home state is nothing compared to the crisis in the Senator's household -- Charlotte wants to quit because of her secret feelings for Theodore. Meanwhile, Jordan is frustrated that Margaret's problems are more important to Bill than celebrating the anniversary of their relationship together.
Nov. 21, 1992, midnight
S2E5 - The Intern
Jordan and Margaret both suspect that the Senator's new female intern has designs on him.
Nov. 28, 1992, midnight
S2E6 - Sophie's Big Decision
Just as Sophie asks Margaret for some tips on fitting into the Washington scene, the boyfriend who always kept her down shows up to take her back to New Jersey. Meanwhile, Margaret is desperate to get a Supreme Court Justice to show up at her party, and Bradley and Jordan try to show each other up by getting the most influential guests at the event.
Dec. 5, 1992, midnight
S2E7 - Oh, Mack
A visiting Hollywood mogul charms everyone in the Senator's household -- except the Senator, who starts to suspect that something is amiss. Meanwhile, each of the ladies thinks that she's the object of their guest's desires.
Dec. 12, 1992, midnight
S2E8 - St. Caitlyn of Shears
A bad haircut causes Caitlyn to come to a personal crisis and decide she is too caught up in materialism. Meanwhile, Bradley is desperate to get the Senator media attention after his name is not included on the list of the most influential Democrats in the new administration.
Jan. 2, 1993, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: March 8, 1992
Last Air Date: Jan. 2, 1993, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: NR
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